I was out in the garage last night experimenting with a piece of 4" pipe leftover from another tool tube project.

I am placing a 4" tube in the exact same spot you are, however my reason was to brace the saddlebags I use (softsides) so the left bag doesn't droop under the sidecovers. It sort of becomes a faux muffer. The bags then become aligned properly and I will have yet another storage area.

My biggest problem is I can't get 6" clamps where I live. I will have to drive for several hours or mailorder them somehow. Can you believe even Home Depot and hardware stores fail to carry them around here?

Anyway the pipe will be painted black to match the exhaust and the pipe and muffler are both about 4" in diameter so the appearance from the rear will be one of dual exhaust. Crazy.

Somewhere I remember reading 15" for the length but I am not sire what that was based on. Oh it might have been for a Californis KLR with the emissions equipment. Some CA KLRs use this space for a Pleican 1120 case or a Stebel horn.

Tip: wrap your tools, etc. in a drop cloth and insert them in the tube. This will allow you to pull the tolls out easily and give you a place to lay them.

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